BUCS REVIEW: Are Stirling the new...

BUCS REVIEW: Are Stirling the new superpower in British university swimming? ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

The Weekly Freestyle by Alex Sutton and contributors from the swimming world and beyond
E89
Mar 4, 2026
37:45

Episode notes

This week on The Weekly Freestyle ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Alex Sutton is joined by swimmer, coach and on deck pundit Luke Withers to break down the BUCS Long Course Championships at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre ๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ BUCS, run by British Universities and Colleges Sport, continues to strike the perfect balance between high performance and university pride, delivering three days of fast racing, stacked finals and all out relays ๐Ÿ”ฅ

We unpack the standout swims ๐Ÿ† Freya Colbert smashing a long standing 200 free record, Angharad Evans completing a dominant breaststroke triple, and Archie Goodburn lowering records while continuing to push his brain cancer research petition toward parliamentary debate Plus, we have an exclusive interview with Cam Brooker after his huge 200 back win and monster relay split ๐ŸŽง

We zoom out to the bigger picture too ๐Ÿ‘€ Stirlingโ€™s relay dominance, growing university squads and whether we are witnessing the rise of a new superpower in British university swimming ๐Ÿ‘‘ With the Edinburgh International Swim Meet up next as a key trials prep meet, long course season is only just getting started ๐Ÿš€ Tune in ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

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Keywords

university
swimming
racing
BUCS